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Congratulations! You’ve just graduated. During a recession. Good for you. (Sense the sarcasm now.) If you haven’t heard, unemployment rates are as high as 14% in some states. This is enough to make any new grad fall into an utter state of panic.

While many are jobless, the economy is on an upswing according to many economists. There are still jobs. The best way to stay afloat is to do your best at finding them. Long gone are the days of landing your perfect dream job out of college, but there are jobs available. You deserve the job, the 401K and health insurance plan. Here are some tried and true ways to help you land that job:

* Have a top notch resume and cover letter. Typ

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As one who is recovering from a nasty, post winter cold, I have been racking my brain for the best way to avoid feeling at all like I have this past week. While having health care insurance is great if you have to go to the doctor, it is better to avoid getting that sick in the first place.

Here are some tried and true tips on how to avoid getting sick:

* Wash your hands. This is the number one way to avoid getting sick. Germs live on surfaces and love to travel onto your hand. Once you rub your eyes or touch something that goes into your mouth, you have successfully transferred germs into your system. One rule of thumb: sing “Happy birthday” while you wash your hands. Thi

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As Republicans set on repealing health care reform continue to push their efforts, rumors are circulating that the Senate might place a vote on the floor. It has long been assumed Republicans would not have enough power to get a vote on the Senate floor, but now top senators are saying that this may not be true.

Republicans Push to Make Democrats Uncomfortable

Ever since the House passed a procedural vote this month to repeal the health care reform law, lawmakers have assumed the vote would never make it to the Senate floor since Democrats still have control.

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With health reform law generally unpopular in polls, President Obama used his State of the Union address yesterday to urge the Republicans to move on and work with him at improving the law. Read more…

You have heard the stories, they all end the same. A young family is embarking on a new future together. Part-time jobs help the young couple afford to go to school and afford rent in their new apartment. They are bogged down with homework and their jobs, but still happy to be with each other. Good news! The young wife is pregnant. Bad news: they did not have health insurance. It could cost a few thousand dollars for an in and out birth, but complications during the birth landed their newborn baby in the newborn intensive care unite (NICU) for a week. Now the charges are up to $30,000; more money than the young family could ever dream of paying back.

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House Republicans on Thursday will introduce a bill (HR 3) that they claim would “permanently end taxpayer funding of abortion and codify the Hyde Amendment” — which is added into appropriations legislation annually to prohibit federal funding for abortion care, except in cases of rape, incest or danger to a woman’s life, CQ Today reports (Ota, CQ Today, 1/19). House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Congressional Pro-Life Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) will hold a press conference to introduce the bill today (Ryan, “Floor Action,” The Hill, 1/19).

The bill has support from Rep.

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It’s bitter, cold January. With the snow melting just in time for another record storm, and the wind chill making it nearly impossible to ever remember what summer felt like.

There is one thing that can act as a ray of sunlight through the dark, freezing clouds of winter: graduation.

College and high school seniors are preparing for one of the biggest milestones of their lives. Graduating from high school is just a taste into adulthood, as these youngsters prepare for their last summer of freedom before college. However, the college graduates are looking forward to quite a bit different summer: job searching. If you haven’t already applied for jobs, the experience is about to become a full-time job. (sa

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There are a lot of different types of insurances for condos and other things having to do with condos. Water damage is often a problem with a lot of condos now days, this brings up the question; is condo insurance liable for water damage? There are actually a few different answers to this question believe it or not. Some insurance does include water damage coverage in their regular policy and others do not. If a provider does not cover water damages in their regular policy then usually you have to ask for it.

Does your Policy Cover Water Damages?

There is really only one way to find out if your policy covers any damages from water, and that is to ask your insurance provider. Read more…